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AOAC SPDS ERP: Collagen, Lutein, and Turmeric: Statements of Expertise
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Last
Org
Collagen/Lutein/Tu
rmeric?
Please provide a brief (1-2 paragraph)summary of your expertise below.
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Jason Cooley
BioCell Technology,
LLC
Collagen
I have worked at Biocell Technology for almost a year now with a primary thrust in my job being
understanding collagen from a biochemical, analytical and regulatory standpoint.
Neal
Craft
Craft Technologies,
Inc
Lutein
Turmeric
I own a laboratory that specializes in these types of analysis. I have 30 years of carotenoid and
pigment analysis, method development, and publications. Previously employed at USDA-BHNRC
and NIST. Have served on many AOAC ERPs, CDC methods review, and NIH ODS program review.
CTI Nutrition Lab performs thousands of these samples annually, often for other contract labs.
Nour
Eddine
ES-SAFI
Mohammed V
University in Rabat
Collagen
Lutein
Turmeric
I am currently working as a full professor at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco. I am the
head of the Team of Organic Chemistry and the Physico-Chemical Studies.and the Deputy Director
of the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rabat, Morocco. My research focuses on natural products,
especially polyphenols, their antioxidant activity and their role in food technology, their
organoleptic properties and their beneficial effects for human health. As an analytical chemist, my
expertise is with the technologies and the methods used for the detection, the qualitative and the
quantitative analysis of the ingredients.
AJAI
GUPTA INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
INTEGRATIVE
MEDICINE (IIIM-
CSIR), CANAL ROAD,
JAMMU-180001
Collagen
Lutein
Turmeric
I did my PhD from Central Institute of Medicinal Plants, (CIMAP-CSIR), Lucknow, India under the
guidance of Dr Madan M. Gupta. My research work abreasted me with method development for
bioactive constituents of various medicinal and aromatic plants. During my research, I got hands on
training on LCMS, HPLC, HPTLC, NMR, GC-MS etc. I am working in the area of method
development, validation & analysis of tissue culture samples and bioactive constitutions of
microbes and medicinal plants. My area of expertise also includes pharmo-kinetics & pharmo-
dynamics (PKPD) studies of samples, drug metabolites, mechanistic study, through HPLC, HPTLC
and LC-MS/MS. I am Jammu & Kashmir FDA approved Quality Assurance person till 2019. I am also
involved in quality assurance of nine cGMP grade herbal formulations and monograph preparations
for various Pharmacopeia. During my eighteen years of post doctorate scientific tenure, I have
published more than 85 papers in refereed journals with a total citation of 1331, written 8 book
chapters credited with and 7 patents. I have attended 23 national & International Conferences and
delivered 18 invited talks in various fields in India and abroad. Beside knowledge and satisfaction,
my work has fetched 10 best paper awards and Editorial board member and reviewer of various
International Journals of repute.
Holly
Johnson Alkemist Labs
Lutein
Turmeric
I took my Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy at University of Illinois - Chicago's College of Pharmacy and have
been working in natural products chemistry for 19 years. I was awarded an NIH NRSA Fellowship in
the NIH/UIC Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements and have a special interest in development
& validation of analytical methods to meet the regulatory needs of the complex modern
supplements industry. I am the Laboratory Director for Alkemist Labs, an independent testing lab
serving the natural products industry. AOAC's SPDS is playing a vital role in vetting valid methods
for rugged routine Quality & Safety testing and I am happy to contribute to the process.
Melissa Phillips
NIST
Turmeric
Extensive experience in analytical method development and bias evaluation. Co-advisor on NIST
methods for determining curcuminoids in turmeric SRMs, and provided oversight for the
certification of these materials.
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